Unit 2 Let′s celebrate春节是中华民族最隆重的传统佳节，其内容和形式丰富多彩，凝聚着中华传统文化精华 ，让我们一起了解一下吧！Chinese Spring Festival, also called Lunar① New Year, has more than 4,000 years of history. It comeson the first day of Chinese lunar calendar and lasts for almost half of a month. But in folk custom, this traditionalholiday lasts from the 23rd day of the twelfth month to the 15th day of the first month (Lantern Festival) in the lunar calendar. Among these days, the New Year's Eve and the first day of the New Year is the peak② time. The exact days are different in every year according to the lunar calendar. There are many legends③ about Spring Festival in Chinese culture. In folk culture, it is said that people use red color and fireworks or firecrackers to drive away a dreadful animal “nian”. As a result, the custom of using red color and setting off fireworks remains.Before the Spring Festival, every family does a thorough house cleaning and purchases enough food, and new clothes, especially for children. Spring Festival couplets (春联) and the Chinese character “Fu” are pasted④ at every gate.Food during this happy event has its characteristics, which is the representative of Chinese festival food culture. Dumplings and the reunion dinner are indispensable⑤ at this time. Cold and hot dishes are all served. Fish is always an important dish then, which expresses people's hope of having a wealthy year.Being one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is the most important festival for Chinese people. It is also the time for the whole families to get together. 【注】 ① lunar adj. 月球的，月亮的 ② peak n. 顶点，顶峰 adj. 顶峰的，高峰的 ③ legend n. 传说 ④ paste vt. ...
